📅 Oct 25 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ll discuss how social media uses umpires for engagement farming, and how umpires pile on to the problem. There’s the dilemma of a team returning very late to the pitch after halftime, and we’ll talk strategies for players demonstrating their dissent through body language. We might talk about rule change […]
#TheDebrief: Mike McCartney
Umpire Notes: 27.15: Q1 start 28.45: 16 restart – drift too wide left? RH transfer opens up big gap, MM to play 28.55: MM heavier whistle for def contact RH line halfway (first of game) 30.55: MM retreating but turnover ball HW to IG top D then RH line break – positioning? 31.25: Drawn to LH […]
#TheDebrief: Ben Burton
🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript [00:00:00] Ben: I am just sort of chilling, like, basically at my work office, because I needed two screens so I could keep watching the rugby. Uh, so it all comes in, so we’ll come in. [00:00:12] Okay. [00:00:16] Keely: Now, alright, so, everybody who’s joining in, just so you know, the, […]
Aerial Goals, Bizarre PC Defence, Is This First Shot at Goal a Hit? | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 132
📅 Oct 18 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube It’s an All Socials Show! Thanks to all the fine humans out there who tagged and DMed me about these clips, this is for you. We’ve got a classic penalty corner first shot at goal and whether it’s a hit or not from the Hoofdklasse, and then a couple of […]
Sliding Tackles? Dangerous Shots at Goal, Intentional Aerial Infringements | Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 131
📅 Oct 11 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The EHL KO16 is over, and I have questions. When is a slide tackle not a slide tackle? When is a shot at goal dangerous? When is an aerial infringement intentional? Bonus: spilling tea from the Hoofdklasse because they have some overflowing pots. Let’s get to some answers together in […]
#TheDebrief: Simon Milford
🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript 20231009 Debrief | Simon Milford [00:00:00] Paul H: Makes it look like a nice, sandy, seaside pitch, then. [00:00:12] Keely: Okay. Alright. [00:00:16] So, I remember the feedback that, uh, we went over when I had the opportunity to watch you. [00:00:22] Simon: Mm hmm. [00:00:24] Keely: Not on this pitch. It […]
#TheDebrief: Mike MacDowell
📅 20230928 Umpire Notes: 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript 20230928 Debrief Mike MacDowell [00:00:00] Mike MacDowell – Pitch: Long. [00:00:12] James Rollins: Good there, 55. Gone five. [00:00:24] Mike MacDowell – Pitch: Right on the edge. [00:00:25] Keely: And who are you umpiring with? Mike? [00:00:27] Mike MacDowell: James Rollins. [00:00:39] Mike MacDowell – Pitch: No. [00:01:00] […]
Tough Tackles and Ask Me Anything | Field Hockey Umpiring | #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 130
📅 Sep 27 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The Hoofdklasse is back is so are IG reels with vertical clips and lots of unverifiable comments! Let’s figure out a couple of tackles from HDM v Pinoke together. Also, I really have been over-preparing for shows lately and want to breathe a bit so how about we do an […]
#TheDebrief: Joran van den Bosse
📅 20230925 Umpire Notes: Q1:0:20: Late whistle for the free hit for no 5 metres at aerial (I missed it, my colleague made the call). Then played the ball after the whistle, without an intervention from us. Throughout the opening phase I struggled with positioning when I could stay more central without interfering with the […]
Umpiring Rhapsody Replay | Reading Hockey Club
➡️ YouTube Fresh off a nearly record-setting UK leg (just behind Beyoncé and Taylor Swift in ticket sales), this #WhatUpWednesday is a replay of the last stop of the Umpiring Rhapsody Tour at Reading Hockey Club. 00:00:00 Introduction by the amazing Ginette Tessier 00:03:19 Free Hit Management: Rolling Balls 00:03:29 ENGvAUS 2022 Commonwealth Games Semi-Final 00:10:52 […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 129
📅 Sep 13 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Remember that time at bandcamp when I had all those Euros clips and couldn’t get to them because of that little Gold Medal game thing? Let’s do them now because I’m only just back from the #UmpiringRhapsody Tour and ain’t nobody got time for brand-new material. Also, I’ll review my […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 128
📅 Aug 30 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube If you somehow missed the drama that was the European Championship men’s final, I hereby challenge your life choices! We’re going to talk multi-layered decision-making, what it means for a goalkeeper to move their feet early on a penalty stroke, and just why video referrals are there. It takes a […]
#TheDebrief: Joep van Dijk
📅 20230828 🟢🟡🔴 🏑 Transcript [00:00:00] Keely: Did you make any notes as to anything in particular that you wanted to make sure that we cover? Or you just wanted to generally scan through? [00:00:25] Joep: Well, so, um, we’ve talked about the penalty corner and yellow card that happened in this game. Right. And […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 127
📅 Aug 23 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re halfway through #EHC2023 and we have SO much to cover! Dangerous shots at goal, because, obviously. Breakdown tackles and physicality galore, the ball hitting protective equipment, and is the end of goalkeepers moving early on penalty strokes? We spend 90 min highlighting the most interesting and thought-provoking scenarios from […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 126
📅 Aug 16 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re looking at some key moments from the Men’s Asian Champions’ Trophy that just wrapped up in Chennai, including a goal off the body and a wicked yellow card advantage played to a goal. There’s an intriguing PC collision from the Oceania Cup Olympic qualifier series in Whangerei, a GK […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 125
📅 Aug 2 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Did you hear about a mysterious one-page doc on FIH letterhead announcing a potential rules trial for the penalty corner? Are you panicking because you don’t know what to do? Relax, we’ve got you covered. Join us for an in-depth exploration of what we know and more importantly, what we […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 124
📅 July 5 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube This week, we’re living dangerously with a shot at goal and a 3D move. We have the secret formula to knowing when to add a card when you’ve already upgraded to a penalty corner. And: when is a tackler being shielded or is just breaking down play? It’s the end […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 123
📅 June 28 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube What’s up with all the dropped sticks? We’ll also roll through a few aerial scenarios, check out a ball played with the handle of the stick, and another first: PC equipment kicked back ON to the pitch. We’re in for another fast-paced episode so join us live to work that […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 122
📅 June 21 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Just about every thorny issue that can arise did in Pro League action this weekend…and that was just in the GBRvGER men’s game! We have so much to cover, including a ball hitting discarded protective equipment on the way to the goal, where is the free hit from on danger […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 121
📅 June 14 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Did you know video referrals can be controversial? Let’s uncover this amazing fact together. And what directions should be taken into account for the ball travelling 5m before entering the circle on a free hit? We’ve got sliding players, shepherding the ball off the end line, remedies for time-wasting, and […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 120
📅 June 7 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube When is an aerial over, when is obstruction a foul, and is this a back stick breakdown? And we have a trippy déja-vu with ball placement leading up to a goal. Make sure you stick around because after the live stream we’ll dive into the server for a replay experience […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 119
📅 May 31 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re chock-a-block with lots of interesting scenarios and questions on the table. We’ll work through a VR from the GBRvBEL #FIHProLeague match where a back stick led to the ball travelling off the end line. And how do you prove to me that bullies are the worst? Let me show […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 118
📅 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube See you there! 🚨 Sign up now and nail those big calls with Mission Critical Positioning! ⏱ Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Chair Dancing 00:02:27 Topics! 00:08:03 1. Is This Hertzberger 3D Skill Legal? 00:20:16 2. Back Stick Video Referral in the Hoofdklasse Semi-Final 00:33:08 3. This EHL Collision 01:03:53 4. Why Are We Still […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 117
📅 May 3 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube When a tackle is shown on an IG Reel, can you make it a constructive conversation? When a free hit attack is played directly into the circle, where do you take the FHD? What should you do when a player drops a stick? And finally, should parents be forced to […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 116
📅 Apr 26 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Join us for some Pro League lessons as we review a collision in the circle, grey areas with yellow cards for going to ground, and how to handle that attacker releasing their shot at the circle line. We’ll also uncover how top-class umpires manage a match with cards and how […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 115
📅 Apr 19 18.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ve all just about dried out and warmed up from Amsterdam, so it’s time to do a thorough debriefing on our inaugural fhu3t pilgrimage to the hallowed European Hockey League #EHL Finals and the EHCO Trophy. Hear the stories of how it all went down, how our incredible team of […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 114
📅 Mar 29 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’ll squint at a fuzzy video of a sliding attacker on a goal and then a goalkeeper slide on an attacker (because we like to be fair). Then there’s that Secret Coach article that has everyone abuzz on umpire abuse, safety vs. flow with a head injury, and the thorny […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 113
📅 Mar 22 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Have you ever wanted to find out what happens when a coach who’s a little feisty with umpires picks up a whistle themselves? We’re talking to Jaco Botha today, a new umpire who has done just that! Join in as we chat about what motivated him to join the #thirdteam […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 112
📅 Mar 16 19.00 GMT We’ve got a penalty corner height of the first hit shot at goal, free hit aerials over the circle, a diving tackle, and what happens after an aerial interception goes wrong. Mix in a milestone or two, PC equipment outside the 23m and get ready for a Rant of the […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 111
📅 Mar 8 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube Have you met the Pro League? Things happen, like penalty strokes and their takings. Cards get thrown all over the shop. It’s pretty fun to talk about, ngl. We’ll also get into the thorny issue of when talking to players can be coaching. Let’s dive in! 🚨 Sign up now […]
Aerials Into The D | A Player, Coach and Umpire Masterclass | Field Hockey Rules Explained
📅 Feb 25 12.00 GMT➡️ YouTube In 2023, applying field hockey rules and particularly those around aerial balls played into the circle are definitely a hot topic! 🔥 Join in this special event where I sit down with former German senior women’s head coach Xavier Reckinger and England/Great Britain captain David Ames, hosted by Ernst Baart […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 110
📅 Feb 15 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The whole of English Hockey Twitter is abuzz with that Ben Rhydding goal vs. Brooklands, we take a look at a goal from the Indoor Hockey World Cup, and wrap up the themes we saw during both the Men’s Hockey World Cup #HWC2023 and the #IHWC2023. Your contributions to the […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 109
📅 Feb 8 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube By the time we go live we’ll be almost 4 days and 48 matches into the #IHWC2023 in Pretoria! Even if you’re not (YET) an indoor umpire, you’ll learn about stick blocks and free push infringements, as well as indoor-specific rules like trapping, hitting, and playing the ball in the […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 108
📅 Feb 1 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re wrapping up the final days of an amazing tournament today with clips on sliding players, goalkeepers moving their feet defending penalty strokes, a thrown facemask, and deliberately playing the ball with the body. We’ll also talk about what we learned from the tournament on the whole and what are […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 107
📅 Jan 25 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar/Rourkela is through to the quarter-finals and consolations, with no shortage of plays to discuss! We’re going to focus on dangerous shots at goal, a couple of sliding players (not tackling for once!), aerial interceptions, and a lil side helping of player management. Get […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 106
📅 Jan 18 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube The first 5 days of the #HockeyWorldCup2023 are in the books and we’ve got a few topics to discuss, including a few aerial interceptions, intentionally played off the end line, a double yellow card, and an attacker in the net. Whether you bring it up and bring it on with […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 105
📅 Jan 11 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube What do you think of this pass in a Den Bosch v Amsterdam duel that led to a spectacular goal? We’ll deal with a question regarding a goalkeeper without a stick, and finally, what to do when a player accuses an umpire of bias. See you there! 🚨 Want a […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 104
📅 Jan 4 19.00 GMT➡️ YouTube We’re working through the KNHB Indoor Hockey Quiz live together! 1. Join the fhu3t Community on Discord2. Slide into the 🤔 │ KNHB-quiz channel3. Play along for bragging rights: do you agree with Keely? 😉 4. Dutch speakers can check the KNHB answer session 🚨 Want a comprehensive course in […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 103
📅 Dec 21 19.00 GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQz1RKVhJs 🚨 Want a comprehensive course in indoor hockey? Sign up now for $5 off until Jan 11! https://fhumpires.com/l1i ⏱ Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Chair Dancing 00:02:27 Make Sure To Let Me Know My Audio Is Muted 00:04:06 That First Time I Turned My Mic Back On 00:20:04 That Time Showing Full-Screen […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 102
📅 Dec 14 19.00 GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGQucmmXH_w It’s all indoor all the time on today’s #WhatUpWednesday! We have a bevy of clips to sort out from the weekend’s European Hockey Indoor Championships, including one of the most shocking ends to a final I’ve seen–but not for the reason you might think! Get in on the live discussion […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 101
📅 Dec 7 19.00 GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Pc8in7rCE Throw all your cards on the table as we discuss two dangerous plays from the FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Potchefstroom, why penalty corner injections need to be taken immediately, and how to differentiate between fakes and intimidation. The live chat is the place to be so mark your calendars, […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 100
📅 Nov 30 19.00 GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiMCgCO1nMo What should we do when goalkeepers remove their helmets during a game and the play isn’t nearby? Then, two instances of goalkeeper collisions with attackers from the same game. What’s the call when an attacker takes too long before taking the penalty stroke? And a few more fun scenarios to […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 99
📅 Nov 23 19.00 GMT ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba1dM4s3QiY We’re truly going global for this #WhatUpWednesday. From a big call in the NCAA tournament in the US, to a tackle in the Hoofdklasse, and indoor youth action in Australia, we’re taking it all on. If you miss the live session don’t worry, there’s always #replaysquad! 🚨 Upgrade your […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 98
📅 Nov 16 19.00 GMT ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba1dM4s3QiY How do we judge danger on 3D skills (and yes, that Jorrit Croon Blomendaal goal was 🔥)? We’ll work on indoor questions, with using the top edge of the stick and we’ll review the latest updates for the indoor rules. Also, what do we look for when the stopper […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 97
📅 Nov 9 🚨19.00 GMT🚨➡️ https://youtu.be/XXN6q4-o6Ro We review a video review for a free hit at the 23m hit to the circle, a lob shot on a penalty corner, a feint by an injector, and another red in the Hoofdklasse. Also: should we card players for endangering umpires? It’ll be a wild one this week, so […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 96
📅 Nov 2 🚨19.00 GMT🚨➡️ https://youtu.be/dlQtN1eVMlE We’ve got an Oldie But Need To Keep Revisiting, Thanks TikTok! with a goalkeeper kicking a free hit. Check out a sliding tackle with nary a goalkeeper in sight, and what does it mean to take the sting out the game? Plus two very big announcements, so you’ll want to […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 95
📅 Oct. 26 18.00GMT➡️ https://youtu.be/0XDk6KcRIfI We’ll find out: can a rebound bounces off the turf and be dangerous? What happens when knee pads are worn outside the 23m after a PC? And what’s the best (ONLY) way to conduct a penalty stroke and why is this a Rant of the Week? Plus: a 3d tackle, a […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 94
📅 Oct. 19 18.00GMT➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2v0a5H_g0s How do we handle situations where two players are involved in a collision? We have two examples to work on it! Plus: checking on the latest updates to the outdoor Rules of Hockey, what’s up with facemasks in indoor hockey, and we act as the video umpire for the Let’s Stick […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 93
📅 Oct. 12 18.00GMT➡️ https://youtu.be/XuUg-UEbmcA A question over danger while shooting at goal: what could possibly go wrong? 😆 Plus, more of our one-sided smear campaign against goalkeepers, bewilderment with aerial free hits over the circle, and what happens when there’s a foul outside the circle and carries into another foul inside the circle. It’s a […]
Live Q&A #WhatUpWednesday Ep. 92
📅 Oct 5 18.00 GMT ➡️ https://youtu.be/jDgtr0owITE Have you seen this thing called “social media”? People have SO many questions about field hockey umpiring decisions, so we’re going to give them the answers––together. We’ll check on the legality of a penalty stroke, ooh and ahh at a Masters red card, pronounce upon a couple of goalkeeper […]